Friesen Point’s “Songs I Miss From Bands Who’ve Disappeared” #3: “Dream”

For the longest time (9 years, to be exact), I had a song running through my head that I wasn’t sure even existed.  I knew that the band was called “Forest For The Trees,” I knew that the song featured bagpipes, and I knew that the chorus included the lines “when [...]

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That 14 Year Old Girl Turned Out To Be Pretty Dangerous Too

Akon is back!
I have found my official summer jam, that will retain that position until R. Kelly releases something about beating the child porn rap.  I will confess that I almost named Tyga’s “Coconut Juice” the “Summer Jam of The Year,” based entirely on the appearance in the video by Gym Class Heroes lead singer [...]

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Friesen’s Top Five List #9: Movies Starring Rappers

Ah, finally, a list I can really sink my teeth into.  I think after Nicky Gifts assigned me a couple throw-away list topics like currencies and rivers, he realized that it was time to throw me a meatball, right in my wheelhouse.
Today, I make an epic list.  Today, I make a list of the Top [...]

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I’ve Lost A Lot Of Faith In The Public As A Whole

I often get depressed about the direction in which this world is heading.  I go about my daily life, and I try to be social and open to strangers, but I almost always find myself confused and under whelmed.  I often find myself not understanding what people are talking about, and it’s not because I’m [...]

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Friesen Point’s “Songs I Miss From Bands Who’ve Disappeared” #2: “Detachable Penis”

There are few songs that have made a greater impact on my young life than King Missile’s “Detachable Penis.”  It was a song that was dirty, it was adult themed, but most importantly, it was funny.  I should probably give this a little context.  I was eight years old when this [...]

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Friesen’s Top Five List #8: World Currencies

I think Nicky Gifts is trying to give me a very subtle message today.  His assignment is to make a top five list of world currencies.  I think he’s trying to tell me that he wants money for the utilities bills.  Seriously Nick, you’ll get your money.  You know I’m good for it.  You don’t [...]

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Friesen Point’s “Songs I Miss From Artists Who’ve Disappeared” #1: “In The Meantime”

I was watching VH1’s “I Love The New Millennium” earlier today, and I was very shocked.  Instant nostalgia had outdone itself.  They were talking wistfully about things that happened less than five years ago.  I wondered how they could get away with that, and the more I thought about it, the [...]

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Impending Domain Name Goldrush!

Big possible news today.  This one’s possibly big, so big it’s a two-parter.
Part 1: There is a group in existence called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.  This is a non-for profit group that isn’t directly controlled by the government.  They are responsible for all things involving assignment of names and numbers online.
Part [...]

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Gay Hip-Hop: New Phenomenon or Old Hat?

Last month, a book about secretly gay rappers came out.  Terrance Dean’s book “Hiding In Hip-Hop: On The Down Low In The Entertainment Industry- From Music To Hollywood” allegedly sent shockwaves through the hip-hop community, as it heavily insinuated that many beloved rappers and actors are secretly gay.  From what I can gleam from the [...]

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June’s Friesen Point Cheers and Jeers

Well, it’s the 23rd of the month, and we all know what that means: it’s time for this month’s Friesen Point Cheers and Jeers.  I have got to come up with a better name for this bit.  As it is, it’s just so derivative.  I could go with Congratulations and Lamentations.  That sounds awful.  Damnit, [...]

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